temefos
An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with…An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate].
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An organophosphate larvicide used especially to treat water infested with disease-carrying fleas. [O,O,O′,O′-tetramethyl O,O′-sulfanediylbis(1,4-phenylene) diphosphorothioate].
Temefos is an organophosphorus insecticide used to control mosquito, midge, and black-fly larvae in lakes, ponds, and wetland habitats.
Origin
Probably from th(io)e(ther) + me(tho)- + -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).Probably from th(io)e(ther) + me(tho)- + -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).
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